Category Archives: Science
Saskatchewan schools take on contact tracing once done by health-care workers
REGINA — As a registered nurse and COVID-19 case investigator in Saskatchewan, Carolyn Strom says she is no longer allowed to reach out to schools. During previous waves of the pandemic, it was her responsibility to contact-trace positive cases in stud...
With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school
MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Inside a sparsely furnished two-room home in rural Zimbabwe, a 3-month-old baby cries. His mother, Virginia Mavhunga, spends her days making trips to the well with a bucket on her head, selling fruits and vegetables at
With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school
MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Inside a sparsely furnished two-room home in rural Zimbabwe, a 3-month-old baby cries. His mother, Virginia Mavhunga, spends her days making trips to the well with a bucket on her head, selling fruits and vegetables at
WVa gov continues to experience moderate COVID symptoms
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice continued to experience moderate symptoms of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after he tested positive for the virus, his office said.
Democrats try to stamp out school closures as omicron surges
When Chicago teachers voted to work remotely last week to protest COVID-19 safety protections in the nation’s third-largest school district, Democratic Party officials leapt into action.
Alberta unions call for circuit-breaker COVID-19 lockdown but Premier Kenney says no
EDMONTON — The leaders of Alberta's largest public and private sector unions are calling for drastic lockdown measures immediately to fight the spiralling COVID-19 Omicron variant. The leaders are calling for no in-person service at restaurants and bar...
Two B.C. schools move to ‘functional closure’ after holiday break, says ministry
VICTORIA — Two schools have stopped in-person classes in British Columbia, just two days after most students returned to classrooms following an extended holiday break due to the surging COVID-19 Omicron variant. The Education Ministry said Tuesday sch...
Top doctor says B.C.’s latest wave of COVID-19 to drag on for weeks
VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer says the current wave of COVID-19 infections is expected to continue for several more weeks based on the experience of other jurisdictions, though she expects more treatment options to be approved...
Canada has contracts for up to 100 million Pfizer, Moderna doses in 2022
OTTAWA — Federal COVID-19 vaccine contracts mean Canada should get enough doses to give two or three more mRNA shots to every Canadian, every year until at least 2024. But even as the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now suggesting
Judge says FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook can proceed
A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, can proceed, shutting down the social media company’s request for a dismissal.
